Atmosphere
Practice Test
1.
"What can be said about the two figures shown?
a.
Sample B holds the most groundwater.
b.
Sample B has greater permeability.
c.
Sample A is poorly sorted.
d.
Sample A has greater porosity.
2.
Clouds are classified by __________.
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a.
their shape and density
b.
the altitude at which they form at
c.
the altitude of the cloud formation and its shape
d.
their shape only
3.
What is an ion?
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a.
an isotope
b.
a charged particle
c.
a gas
d.
a molecule
4.
When rocks undergo chemical changes as the result of chemical reactions it is called __________.
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a.
erosion
b.
hydrolysis
c.
frost wedging
d.
chemical weathering
5.
When a gas cools, it __________ thermal energy in the process of __________.
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a.
gains, sublimation
b.
releases, condensation
c.
gains, condensation
d.
releases, evaporation
6.
What type of gas found in Earth's atmosphere absorbs UV radiation from the Sun?
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a.
water vapor
b.
ozone
c.
argon
d.
carbon dioxide
7.
What is a solid that has particles arranged in regular geometric patterns?
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a.
a gas
b.
an iconic compound
c.
a covalent bond
d.
a crystalline structure
8.
What are scratches left in rock by a glacier called?
a.
marks
b.
cirques
c.
drumlins
d.
striations
9.
What is a characteristic of karst topography?
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a.
sinking streams
b.
sinkholes
c.
all of the above
d.
caves
10.
What two substances combine to form carbonic acid?
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a.
carbon dioxide and water
b.
oxygen and carbon dioxide
c.
methane and water
d.
carbon dioxide and nitrogen
11.
Glaciers move over older moraines and form the material into elongated landforms called __________.
a.
drumlins
b.
eskers
c.
outwash plains
d.
moraines
12.
What type of solid particles play a role in cloud formation?
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a.
clay particles
b.
organic particles
c.
dust and salt particles
d.
extraterrestrial particles
13.
How are caves formed?
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a.
porosity of sandstone and limestone
b.
uplift of limestone rocks
c.
dissolution and precipitation of limestone
d.
permeability of water through fine-grained materials
14.
__________ is the transfer of energy that fuels atmospheric processes, while __________ is used to measure and interpret that energy.
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a.
Heat, temperature
b.
Conduction, temperature
c.
Temperature, heat
d.
Heat, dew point
15.
What method of heat transfer is being demonstrated in the figure?
a.
condensation
b.
convection
c.
radiation
d.
conduction
16.
How can a watershed's water quality be measured?
a.
measuring the concentration of material in solution
b.
measuring the average stream velocity
c.
measuring the water temperature
d.
measuring the erosion
17.
What is the largest freshwater supply in the world?
a.
rivers and lakes
b.
ice caps and glaciers
c.
groundwater
d.
the ocean
18.
What is the SI unit of temperature?
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a.
Celsius
b.
Kelvin
c.
Calories
d.
Fahrenheit
19.
__________ is the measure of the volume of stream water that flows over a certain location over a given amount of time.
a.
runoff
b.
velocity
c.
bed load
d.
discharge
20.
What makes an element stable?
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a.
if its outermost energy level is full
b.
if it has a covalent bond
c.
if it has the same number of neutrons and protons
d.
if its nucleus is packed tightly
